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A new report that calls for fewer restrictions on the use of health claims in Canada has been criticized as being “superficial” and not grasping the intricacies of the Canadian and US food legislative frameworks.
Young researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard University have won $50,000 grants to investigate the role of probiotics in health and disease.
Increased blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA is linked to lower incidence of obesity, suggesting a role for fish oils in weight management.
The anti-inflammatory and pain reducing effects of an extract from French maritime pine bark may work by stopping two enzymes linked to inflammation, says a new study.
Bayer Healthcare says it will change the health claims used on its One A Day vitamins following threats of a lawsuit claiming its prostate cancer health claims were misleading.